Scouting Report: Boston Terriers

     

Kentucky Basketball Scouting Report

Opponent: Boston University             Date: 11/21/14

General

• Extremely good 3-point shooting team! 17/40 (42.5%) so far this season.
• They are a jump shooting team; 33 of their 42 field goals have been assisted.
• Very small team. Undersized forwards and no real size on the bench.
• Not the same Boston team from the last couple years, new guys in expanded roles.

Personnel #0        G         Eric Johnson: 6’2’’ 180                     FR. Not sure if he will get the starting not this evening or not, split starting the first two games with fellow freshman Cheddi Mosley. Johnson is an athletic guard who can do a little bit of everything. #2        G         John Papale: 6’3’’ 190                       JR. [caption id="attachment_169014" align="alignright" width="300"] Papale is one of the most accurate shooters in the country.[/caption] 3-POINT SHOOTER!!! Papale is one of the best pure shooters in the country, shooting well over 40% for his career. He has already connected on 6 of his 13 attempts this season and is second on the team with 14 points per game. While he is certainly a shooter first and foremost, he is a pretty good passer and can get some offensive rebounds. #21      G         Cedric Hankerson: 6’5’’ 190             SO. Hankerson is definitely the Terriers best playmaker; he is averaging a team leading 15.5 points and 6.5 rebounds a game so he knows how to make plays for himself and others. He will shoot the 3 a lot, but what he is best at offensively is getting to the foul line. Very good all-around offensive player. #22      F          Nathan Dieudonne: 6’7’’ 225            JR. 2012 Kentucky Mr. Basketball from Trinity High School. Nathan has had a very good career for Boston through his first 2 seasons, he started all but 1 game last season and averaged 5.2 points to go with 4.7 rebounds. Through the first 2 games this season he is averaging 8 points and a team leading 9.5 rebounds. Can knock down an open 3. #32      F          Justin Alston: 6’8’’ 220                    JR. Alston is an athletic forward who can score in some creative ways around the basket. He is one of the few Terrier players who isn’t a shooter. Not a very physical around the basket. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ #15      G         Cheddi Mosley: 6’3’’ 175                 FR. A very talented, athletic guard who started the opening game for Boston. He is a very, very good 3-point shooter and will really be looking to score when he is in the game. #3        G         Eric Fanning: 6’5’’ 190                      SO. Fanning redshirted last season after transferring from Wagner where he had a very solid freshman campaign. He is a good athlete who provides some size on the perimeter. Fanning can shoot the 3, but is at his best going to the basket and getting to the foul line. Keys to the Game

• Don’t be over confident. I think that how we come out and play early this evening will tell a lot about this team and our leadership. We already had a slow start in a classic “trap game” versus Buffalo, so I would like to see us avoid that tonight. I know we just beat Kansas by 32, but let’s come out and take care of business from the opening tip.
• Dominate the glass. This is essentially always going to be a key for Kentucky because it is something we should do against every single team on our schedule. Against the Terriers tonight, with nobody over 6’8’’ in their rotation, we should be able to get second chances and finishes around the rim at will.
• Protect the 3-point line. Our length and size should help us really contest their 3-point shots and turn them into drivers. Most of their rotation guys can really shoot, but they aren’t nearly as comfortable when attacking the rim off the dribble. If we can make them turn down 3’s for contested 2’s this could be a long night for BU.

Brandon Ramsey @Coach_BRamsey